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Give Your Teeth a Fighting Chance
Give Your Teeth a Fighting Chance

Patient Education

Give Your Teeth a Fighting Chance

Against Acidity If you eat a lot of citrus fruits, drink carbonated soft drinks, suffer the eating disorder of bulimia, or experience the decline of saliva that often accompanies advancing age, you may be at risk of tooth erosion. What can cause your teeth to erode so badly you wind up having to see a dentist: Nightly tooth grinding? Too many soft drinks? Aggressive brushing? Dry mouth? The scraping of a hygienist's probe at a routine tooth cleaning? Well, you can rule out the [...]

By Diamond Dental of Sacramento|2025-01-20T11:47:10-08:00November 11, 2025|Patient Education|

Learning More About Cracked Teeth
Learning More About Cracked Teeth

Restorative Dentistry

Learning More About Cracked Teeth

Every tooth fracture's an emergency. Unfortunately, some are too tiny to be spotted by even a trained eye. We call it Cracked Tooth Syndrome. A patient shows up with a "mouthful of pain." Something's wrong somewhere, but which tooth? It could even be a hairline crack in an apparently healthy, cavity-free molar. Most cracks tend to be superficial, involving only part of the crown and a bit of the root structure. With a fast and effective procedure, direct bonding, the small fracture can be [...]

By Diamond Dental of Sacramento|2025-01-20T11:47:00-08:00November 4, 2025|Restorative Dentistry|

A Bright, Healthy Smile
A Bright, Healthy Smile

Cosmetic Dentistry

A Bright, Healthy Smile

With Simple Cosmetic Dentistry in Sacramento A bright smile is your most appealing and expressive feature. It projects a positive attitude and high self-esteem—which translates into success in school, business, and your personal life. The face is the most critical and integral aspect of your body image. Not surprisingly, the teeth are important in composing that image. Apart from the complex physical composition of the smile, the psychological value of a bright smile cannot be ignored. A person with a poor smile may suffer [...]

By Diamond Dental of Sacramento|2025-01-20T11:46:50-08:00October 28, 2025|Cosmetic Dentistry|

What Causes a Toothache, Besides Cavities
What Causes a Toothache, Besides Cavities

Restorative Dentistry

What Causes a Toothache, Besides Cavities

"My tooth hurts. It must have a cavity." Well, maybe it does. However, other conditions can cause a tooth to be sensitive to hot or cold foods, to the pressure of chewing... or to just plain ache. A few of these other toothache possibilities are: Shrinkage of the gum down below the top part of the tooth (crown) onto the tooth surface. This part of the tooth (cementum) is as sensitive to hot and cold as the part of the tooth (dentin) affected by [...]

By Diamond Dental of Sacramento|2025-01-20T11:46:39-08:00October 21, 2025|Restorative Dentistry|

Regular Check-Ups
Regular Check-Ups

Preventative Dentistry

Regular Check-Ups

Come on in for a check-up, we’re happy to see you again! We enjoy catching up with the news in your life—and we pride ourselves on providing you that "stitch in time" that can prevent trouble. If a problem is developing in your mouth, we like to catch it while it's small. It's not just tooth decay, although that's where we look first. Then we'll check for early signs of gum disease, now linked to some serious—even fatal —diseases. Most of you have been [...]

By Diamond Dental of Sacramento|2025-01-20T11:46:26-08:00October 14, 2025|Preventative Dentistry|

Fear…It’s All in Your Head
Fear…It’s All in Your Head

Patient Education

Fear…It’s All in Your Head

Fear is a learned response, and what can be learned can also be unlearned. We still have a lot to learn about fear, but certain things we do know. Dental fear, for example, is often the result of vicarious learning. Take you, for instance. Even though you've never had a tooth removed, you've maybe heard some pretty scary stuff about extractions, and the result is that the whole idea makes you nervous. That's vicarious learning. Vicarious wrong learning, too, since having a tooth out [...]

By Diamond Dental of Sacramento|2025-01-20T11:46:17-08:00October 7, 2025|Patient Education|

The Deal with Dentures
The Deal with Dentures

Restorative Dentistry

The Deal with Dentures

Dentures are one of those subjects where so much information is passed around and so little is really understood. Popular wisdom has it that only the first set of dentures fit properly. That’s only partially true. They tend to feel best because the gum ridges have not yet receded. But we can now re-fit new dentures that look and feel just as good as the original. Denture fit depends largely on the health of the gums. That’s why we recommend you see us at [...]

By Diamond Dental of Sacramento|2025-01-20T11:46:06-08:00September 23, 2025|Restorative Dentistry|

3 Tips to Protect Your Teeth
3 Tips to Protect Your Teeth

Patient Education

3 Tips to Protect Your Teeth

Tips on teeth you may not know! Think Calcium! You've heard it before: calcium does a body good. You probably didn't know that much of that good goes straight to the mouth. It’s essential for tooth and bone development. A calcium-deficient diet means less jawbone mass—which can lead to painful fractures and permanent tooth loss. Dairy products, tofu, and green, leafy vegetables are great sources of calcium. Tastes great! Less fillings! Guess what? Kids who chew gum have fewer cavities. It’s true! Studies show that [...]

By Diamond Dental of Sacramento|2025-01-20T11:45:57-08:00September 16, 2025|Patient Education|

Caring for a Dental Bridge
Caring for a Dental Bridge

Restorative Dentistry

Caring for a Dental Bridge

If you have had one or more missing teeth replaced with a dental bridge restoration (also sometimes called a fixed partial denture), then be sure to keep up the good work by properly caring for it. Just following these helpful tips will have you well on your way to a strong and healthy bridge for year to come. Some reminders on maintaining your dental bridge: Maintain healthy neighboring teeth by brushing and flossing regularly. Plaque can accumulate under, around, and between your bridge and [...]

By Diamond Dental of Sacramento|2025-01-20T11:45:47-08:00September 9, 2025|Restorative Dentistry|

Got Fluoride?
Got Fluoride?

Preventative Dentistry

Got Fluoride?

As we age, wrinkles and graying hair become evident. For adults, there’s no reversing the aging process. But happily, a lifetime of fluoride use can help reverse the demineralizing process! Bacterial plaque continually forms on teeth, producing acids that initiate the process of decay. That’s DE-mineralization. Fluoride helps add back calcium and phosphate. That’s RE-mineralization. Keep your fluoridation levels up! If you’re an adult, you should make a topical fluoride treatment part of your regular hygiene appointment. Don’t forget to request it the next [...]

By Diamond Dental of Sacramento|2025-01-20T11:45:39-08:00September 2, 2025|Preventative Dentistry|

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